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Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Ph.D., ’87<br />

Assistant Professor, Political Science<br />

Biography<br />

Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C. ’87, is director of the new Ford Family <strong>Program</strong> in Human<br />

Development Studies and Solidarity, and assistant professor of political science. He is a fellow<br />

at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Kroc Institute for International Peace<br />

Studies. Dowd specializes in African politics, and much of his scholarly work has concentrated<br />

on the relationship between religion, development, and democracy.<br />

Lecture<br />

Notre Dame and the Fight Against Extreme Poverty<br />

As a Catholic research University, Notre Dame is uniquely positioned to make a significant contribution to efforts to promote<br />

sustainable development, and to build a cross-national alliance of researchers, students, policymakers, and citizens in order to<br />

fight extreme poverty in the world. This lecture will discuss Notre Dame’s efforts to integrate teaching, research, and outreach<br />

in the service of human development, and describe Notre Dame’s new partnerships with African universities, as well as nongovernmental<br />

organizations and inter-governmental organizations in Africa. It will cover how, where, and why Notre Dame is<br />

seeking to make a positive, significant, measurable and sustainable difference in the world, and the role that the entire Notre<br />

Dame family can play in this effort.<br />

32 The Hesburgh Lecture Series, <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />

Categories<br />

Notre Dame, Social Concerns

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